It’s springtime for Hitler and life is beautiful. At least it is for Johannes “Jojo” Betzler, a 10-year-old German boy who’s been thoroughly indoctrinated by Hitler Youth. That is, until he discovers that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl at home and, boom, his world turns upside down. That’s …
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In the new season 3 trailer for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) and her manager Susie (Alex Borstein) take their comedy act across the country, making tour stops in Chicago, Miami and more. Set to the show tune “Perfectly Marvelous” from Cabaret — recorded by Sutton Foster — the …
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If only Oscar-winning Taiwanese film master Ang Lee would get past his obsession with digital gimmicks and return to the soulful humanism he lavished on classics like Eat Drink Man Woman, The Ice Storm and Brokeback Mountain. Unfortunately, he has instead given us Gemini Man, a substandard action movie any …
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The trio of committees leading the House’s impeachment inquiry has unleashed a torrent of requests for documents and depositions from a cast of characters in the poorly scripted political thriller in which we are living. Among them are a pair of shady Soviet-born South Florida businessmen, several frustrated career civil …
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Hey guys, have you heard about this show called Fleabag? Have you watched it? You totally should! I’ll wait. You don’t have to read this recap right away. Go ahead, watch it. Read Alan Sepinwall’s review if you need more convincing. OK, just wanted to get that out of the …
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The modern music business is suffering from a crisis of uniformity — and it’s absolutely fine with it. Scan across streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music Unlimited, Pandora, and YouTube Music, and you’ll find almost exactly the same 50 million songs, presented via similar playlists, similar user interfaces, …
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Back in the summer, I spent two days on the set of The Good Place, chatting with the cast and crew about saying goodbye to the wonderfully weird and thoughtful NBC metaphysical comedy. My interviews with the show’s six regular actors — Kristen Bell, Ted Danson, D’Arcy Carden, William Jackson …
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Taylor Swift has detailed upcoming tour dates in 2020 for her new album Lover, including two multi-date shows in the U.S. titled Lover Fest West and Lover Fest East. The four U.S. dates will be her only concerts in the country in 2020, according to a press release — though …
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David Crosby has answered many tricky questions this past year in his new role as Rolling Stone’s advice columnist, but in this new round he put to the test like never before with queries about forgiving a heroin-addicted son, learning how to love just one woman, kicking hard drugs and …
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“It is impossible for me to describe what this feels like right now,” Brandi Carlile said, addressing the crowd for the first time, three songs into her sold-out show at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. Then the singer, performing what might have been the largest, or at least the …
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